Kathy Ritchie Designs

02/02/2024

Throw back custom piece.

07/28/2023

I took a 7 month break from refinishing furniture to rest my hands. I've had this hall tree in my inventory for about 3 years and decided I'm going to do a piece for myself and just take my time. It's approximately 100 years old and had been painted white many moons ago. I painstakingly stripped her down and sanded her to raw wood. Painted her a sage green color, powder glazed, distressed her and kept the sides, bottom and top raw wood with shaded stain for dimension. Before pic and inspiration pic attached. I think I nailed it!

12/18/2022

After 1-1/2 years of working on them on and off, I am FINISHED!!!!!
Perfection isn't obtained quickly or easily. Most people don't understand how much time and effort goes into every piece I do.
Cleaning, stripping, sanding, repairing and prepping often take 1-3 days before I can even lift a paint brush. I'm not a furniture "flipper", I'm a furniture artist.
When I look through pictures of the pieces I've done, I can tell you exactly what I was thinking, what was on TV, what was going on in my life, the weather, ect, while I was refinishing that piece.
I obsess over every inch, redo a piece multiple times and sometimes I envision throwing it off the porch. 😜
These vintage tables were thrown off my porch MANY times in my mind!!
Hundreds of hours bent over with my headlamp getting into every nook and cranny. Multiple art brushes lost their life for these tables.
These are my design, one of a kind, art deco.
Buttery smooth and flawless...

12/17/2022

11/29/2022

Comedian "Stanford MC Lightfoot" in the house dropping off his furniture for me to "pimp out". 😄

09/10/2022

Restored this beautiful secretary back to its factory finish. This is one of my clients pieces that she bought already painted, horridly might I add. Now she's restored to her natural beauty.
She was stripped and sanded to raw wood. Every nook and cranny is as smooth as butter.
No box store stains were used for this treasure.

03/08/2022

THURSDAY IS THE 1ST CUT SO PLEASE VOTE!
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02/18/2022

SOLD

02/13/2022

Sneak peak. Before and after of a Pair of vintage, Italian bombe Nightstands.
They had short girl issues so I gave these ladies some sexy stilettos. Pale baby blue with black powder glaze. Powder glaze is a specialty finish like no other that accentuates the curves and details and gives dimension.

01/26/2022

Before, during and after process of a faux Driftwood top. One of my clients, who bought the matching nightstands, asked if I could find a dresser and refinish it with the same faux Driftwood finish. I knew they wouldn't "match" since I had done the Nightstands 3 weeks ago but I think I came pretty close to matching without refinishing them all at the same time.
Hardware was replaced and relocated.

01/07/2022

*SOLD*
Pair of Farmhouse Nightstands.
Lexington brand, from the
Chez Michele Collection,
Dimensions: 29" W x 28" H x 17"D
Cherry wood, 3 dovetail drawers, vintage nightstands
Faux Driftwood tops, farmhouse white distressed body.
Drawers slide with ease.
$325 for the pair

09/14/2021

*SOLD*
Professionally refinished vintage 3 drawer, bombe style chest of drawers made by Collezione Europa. The magnificent handcrafted finish will bring a unique luxury and beauty to your home.
This chest of drawers is equipped with three spacious drawers, which will allow you to conveniently place all the necessary things.
Perfectly suited for an entryway piece, bedroom chest or accent piece. Faux marble, epoxy resin top. Hand painted white and lightly black glazed. Gold trim. Sides of drawers are adorned with a design. Zero brush strokes and smooth as butter. Drawers slide with ease. Solid heavy piece!
Dimensions 49"L x 22.5"W x X 32"H